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Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but Walz was unhurt.

周一，民主党副总统候选人蒂姆·沃尔兹的车队在从机场前往密尔沃基的竞选站时，后面几辆面包车在高速公路上相撞，但沃尔兹没有受伤。

President Joe Biden called from Air Force One and spoke to Walz a short time later, as the president was traveling to a separate campaign stop in Pittsburgh with Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris herself was campaigning in Detroit before heading to the joint event later in the day with Biden, and her campaign said that she also spoke with her running mate by phone after the crash.

总统乔·拜登从空军一号打来电话，不久后与沃尔兹通话，当时总统正与副总统卡马拉·哈里斯一起前往匹兹堡的另一个竞选站。哈里斯本人在底特律参加竞选活动，当天晚些时候将前往与拜登的联合活动，她的竞选团队表示，事故发生后，她还通过电话与她的竞选搭档交谈。

The Harris campaign said the crash involved vehicles near the rear of the motorcade. Walz, who is also the governor of Minnesota, was riding closer to the front. Images posted on social media showed large passenger vans with crumpled front and back ends after the collision, which was said to have occurred on Interstate 794.

哈里斯竞选团队表示，事故涉及车队后方附近的车辆。沃尔兹也是明尼苏达州州长，他骑车靠近车队前部。社交媒体上发布的图片显示，在 794 号州际公路上发生碰撞后，大型客货车的车头和车尾都已撞毁。

Upon arriving at his event, Walz spoke briefly about the crash saying, "Some of my staff and members of the press that were traveling up with us were involved in a traffic accident on the way here today."

沃尔兹抵达活动现场后，简要谈及了此次事故，他说：“今天，和我们一起前来的我的一些工作人员和媒体成员在途中遭遇了交通事故。”

"We've spoken with the staff. I'm relieved to say that with a few minor injuries, everybody's going to be OK," Walz said. "President Biden and Vice President Harris called to check in, and we certainly appreciate their concern, and I want to express my sincere thanks to the U.S. Secret Service and all the local first responders for their quick reaction."

“我们已经和工作人员谈过了。我很欣慰地说，除了几名轻伤者外，每个人都会没事的，”沃尔兹说。“拜登总统和哈里斯副总统打来电话问候，我们非常感谢他们的关心，我要向美国特勤局和所有当地急救人员表示诚挚的感谢，感谢他们迅速做出反应。”

It wasn't immediately clear what caused the crash, which occurred shortly before 1 p.m. local time.

目前尚不清楚事故原因，事故发生在当地时间下午 1 点前不久。

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